Archive for February, 2012

Life, Love & Laughter: My latest book for Kindle

Over the past few years I have gone through a number of changes in my life. One of the biggest changes was realizing that I wasn’t useless and I could do something meaningful with my life. I had to learn ways to express my feelings, and there were times when it was quite difficult. I [...]

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Bipolar Disorder Awareness Month – Updates on Me

Many of you already know me and you have followed my journey from the beginning. I thank all of you for the kindness and support you showed me during my troubled times, and I am happy to be on the other side and give back some of the kindness that was shown to me. For [...]

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Bipolar Disorder Awareness Month – Jeff’s Story

  From Symptoms to Diagnosis   Even though I had symptoms of depression back in my teenage years, I had no clue that there was anything wrong.  Persistent negative thinking, resistance to participate in things, and irritability were my trademarks.  I just thought everyone experienced life that way and some were just better adjusted than [...]

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Bipolar Disorder Awareness Month – Denise’s Story

I don’t have bipolar, but my husband does. I never knew what bipolar was or what it meant to have it, let alone to be married to someone with it. We dated for two years before we got engaged. Were married after three years of being together. Never once did I suspect my future husband [...]

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Bipolar Disorder Awareness Month – New Treatments: Saphris or Sycrest

New drugs are being introduced all the time, but this one is supposed to be different than other drugs on the market. People who frequent sites like Guide to Healthcare Schools may have already heard of these. Here’s what is being said:   “Sycrest is marketed as Sycrest in Europe, and as Saphris® in other [...]

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Bipolar Disorder Awareness Month – Art, Love, and Madness

Check out the online book, “Art, Love, and Madness: Giving Birth to Oneself”. It is written by a professional artist who has bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. “I put my personal experience into the book Art, Love, and Madness: Giving Birth to Oneself . The book tells the story of regaining one’s real Self [...]

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Bipolar Disorder Awareness Month – Laura Hart’s Story

Hello!  I’m Laura Hart and I run my own blog spot site, “The bi-polar American” and have many experiences to share with other bi-polars. However, my take on these matters may be a little different and controversial in a certain sense that I’m quite open about “all of it.” There is a rich texture to [...]

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Bipolar Disorder Awareness Month – Hopping Roller Coasters

Rachel Pappas shares her touching story in her book, “Hopping Roller Coasters”.  While I haven’t had time to read it just yet, I’m hoping to soon. Here is a little bit about her book:   Hopping Roller Coasters is about my daughter and me, both diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I have not had an easy [...]

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Bipolar Disorder Awareness Month – Erin’s Story

Here is my basic story….I am 28 years old and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when I was 20. Technically, I was battling with it since I was 17. I’ve learned so much about this disorder from experiencing it for more than a decade. At first, I was diagnosed with depression at 17 and for [...]

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Bipolar Disorder Awareness Month – Louisa’s Story

A year ago my 15 year old daughter suddenly got really depressed, she had always suffered from bouts of depression since starting her periods at the age of 9 but this depression was different, she had been back at school about 2 days after the Xmas holidays when she said she felt really down and [...]

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